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As
of October, 2008, a good many of the online articles
have dropped off the newspaper and organization websites,
but these are still available:
The Agenda
for the January 29th 2008 meeting of the Pennsylvania Game
Commission
(PDF format, it's large and will take a bit to download -
then go to page 42). And... posted after that meeting, a
statement
that they plan to remove
the ban on Nanday Conures from the proposed law changes (It's the second-to-last paragraph
on the page, so scroll to the bottom)
TCOPA message
board.and a specific member's report
about the Jan 27th meeting
The Coalition of
Pennsylvania Aviculturists is a Yahoo group formed to build
a coordinated protest. The members who attended the Jan.
27th game commission meeting started
posting messages to inform the group of the results.
You'll see the first report at message 191.
Article
on "Lock
Haven Express, PA"
website. It includes some of the
statements
from the TCOPA's expert witness, Dr. Paul Miller - esp.
noting the fact
that Nanday conures could not survive a PA winter, and
therefore could not possibly pose a threat to the environment there.
Video
news report from a TV station WFMZ-TV
69News
A report on the meeting held with
the game commission on Jan. 27th. It mentions
the protesters but does not interview them.
Video
news report from a TV station WFMZ-TV
69News This report includes interviews
with representative of the game commission who states that it's already illegal to have
Nanday Conures in Pennsylvania! She was
wrong. Quaker ("monk") parrots have been
banned since 1992, but not Nandays... Also an
interview
with a newly-formed group of bird enthusiasts who are
planning to protest the proposed law change.
Article on the Pittsburg
Tribune-Review website
The website of
The American Federation
of Aviculture, Inc. and their article
about the issue.
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